FFSL has been very active in its various regions assisting victims of the tragedy which happened on 26 December 2004. Among the efforts so far done are the setting up of a relief centre and the donation of equipment, including footballs as well as household equipment.
ST. LUCIA'S MANNAR WINS
DIV II SOCCER FINALS
The
finals of the Division II Soccer Championship organized
& conducted by the FFSL was held at the Mannar
Stadium on 20th March. St Lucia Sports Club of Pallimunai,
Mannar played against Golden Star Sports Club, Kandy.
St Lucia's team from Vanni District has so far won
five out of seven games and had a goal aggregate of
21. Their best performance was against Al-Rathah where
they registered 5-0.
On the other hand Golden Sports Club from Kandy had
registered six victories and had a goal aggregate
of 30 against their opponents. Their best win was
9 goals against Ever Shine Sports Club.
Both teams showed equal prowess, so much so that none
could score a goal during the first half. It was St
Lucia's Hilary Perera who scored their first goal
in the 15th minute . Ten minutes later Anthony Figurado
, skipper of the team scored 2 more goals to put the
team way ahead of the opponents. Even with the imminent
victory they kept on ,which resulted in Hilary Perers
scoring yet another goal for his team. The match ended
with 4-0 which was a rare win in the recent history
for a team from North to win an all island sports
championship .
A crowd of nearly 10,000 people witnessed the match
where Bishop of Mannar Dr. Rayappu Joseph , Vice President
AFC Mr. Manilal Fernando , President FFSL DIG Gamini
Randeni and GA Mannar Mr. V. Visuvalingam graced the
occasion.The winners received Rs. 100,000/= and the
Champion Trophy while the runners up were awarded
Rs.50,000/= It was a treat indeed to the spectators
and Football lovers of the area who seemed to enjoy
every bit of the match. Mr. K.I Dissanayake refereed
the match.
